Fifteen years ago, my hiking friend, Rosie Guadarrama, walked the grounds of Chautauqua in New York and was delighted by the sight of
Author: Julie Cosgrove
K4P = Knitting (and quilting and crocheting) for Peace
Knitting For Peace is a community of volunteers who knit, quilt and crochet handcrafted items to give away. For 15 years, they have been making
Dog Days of Summer: with cats and birds
Since the advent of global warming, we decided to be good citizens and save water by letting our backyard go to rack and ruin…or rather
Dog Days of Summer: National Work Like a Dog Day
It’s August of the warmest summer in recent memory. Sometimes just walking to the car in a sunny lot is heavy work. So we recommend
La Verne’s Parade: a small town Fourth
La Verne is a small town in the megalopolis that is greater Los Angeles. It sits almost at the edge of LA County, nestled between
We Need a Public Bank! (to serve everyone)
I learned about public banks by accident, because of the pandemic. One curious consequence has been the availability of zoom town hall meetings, where one